Senior Technical Consultant - Functional Safety

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Worley Consulting Group

Americas

The Senior Technical Consultant – Functional Safety, within the Autonomous Operations business, reports to the Technical Director of Functional Safety, Autonomous Operations, Americas. The role leads Safety Instrumented System (SIS) and functional safety activities across targeted industries, including the development of deliverables throughout the IEC 61511 SIS safety lifecycle. Key deliverables include Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS), SIF SRS datasheets, SIL verification calculations, and SIF proof-test procedures.

The Senior Technical Consultant is also responsible for successfully managing and executing projects, leading appropriately skilled delivery teams across Worley’s global offices, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

This role requires strong technical expertise, excellence in project delivery, and a client-focused approach that supports sales growth. The successful candidate will collaborate across Worley Consulting and the wider business to develop integrated offerings for clients in Canada, the United States, and Latin America.

This is a full-time hybrid position based in Houston, Texas, Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

• Participate in designing and implementing automation systems for oil & gas and process industry projects, focused primarily on Functional Safety and Safety Lifecycle requirements.
• Experience in Functional Safety within the process industry including, knowledge of IEC 61511 standard, development of Functional Safety Management Plan, developing Safety Requirements Specification and SIF SRS Datasheets and participation in Safety Reviews (e.g. Functional Safety Assessments).
• PHA/LOPA experience preferred.
• SIS hardware and programming experience across multiple platforms preferred (Triconex, Honeywell SM etc).
• Instrumentation & Controls, and System Integration experience highly preferred.
• Exida (CFSE/CFSP), TUV or similar Functional Safety certification or structured training in functional safety is required.
• SIL verification calculations experience with at least one commonly used industrial software (e.g. exSILentia/ ae Shield/ Kennexis etc) highly preferred.
• Experience developing SIF Proof Test/Validation Procedures.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Responsible for leading and managing teams of varying sizes depending on scope, including a mix of full-time employees, contractors and global workshare team to successfully execute projects.
• Responsible for navigating the client decision-making…